Showing Attire

[lelabell]

So the showing season has started and I have been out of competing for quite some time.
I took my mare to her first show at the start of May and we did quite well. It was good to be back in the game
I am looking for some inspiration from you lovely lot! This is my first time showing a coloured, and since you show to type there is always a huge amount of various outfits, which can confuse a mind like mine. Any tips/tricks/advice is welcomed
I am in need of a new jacket as well, so I am open to suggestions.

 

[lelabell]

Here is a pic of us at that show

 

[Crackerz]

Mine aren't coloured, but the rider turnout is the same

 

[conniegirl]

First thing I would do for you is to get you a shirt and jacket that fit a lot better.
I'd possibly go for a coloured shirt, maybe blue or canary, If you don't want a coloured shirt then go for a cream shirt as the white appears to be washing you out.
As you are on a horse a nice darkish green tweed with a subtle over stripe would look best IMO avoid anny coloured piping (yours appears to have some white/silver piping round the collar)
Navy hat and if you have velvet on thee collar of your jacket then it should be navy.
Hair should be in a bun and in a net with no stray hairs poking out.
I'd ensure your horses forelock plait sits flat rather than stick up and take a good 6" off the length of the tail.
I'd also swap the full cheek for either a D ring or egbutt snaffle.
This is me on my coloured:

 

[lelabell]

First thing I would do for you is to get you a shirt and jacket that fit a lot better.
I'd possibly go for a coloured shirt, maybe blue or canary, If you don't want a coloured shirt then go for a cream shirt as the white appears to be washing you out.
As you are on a horse a nice darkish green tweed with a subtle over stripe would look best IMO avoid anny coloured piping (yours appears to have some white/silver piping round the collar)

Haha ye, that jacket was from when i was bigger. I def need a new one and really like the dark tweeds The shirt is a shires cream shirt (it just seems pale).

Navy hat and if you have velvet on thee collar of your jacket then it should be navy.

The hat is navy, it just looks black

Hair should be in a bun and in a net with no stray hairs poking out.
I'd ensure your horses forelock plait sits flat rather than stick up and take a good 6" off the length of the tail.

It was flatter, but she rubbed it and pulled it upwards, no amount of help was going to make a change! She carried her tail ridiculously high as well (shes a PBA) so if i cut it shorter it looks awful!


I'd also swap the full cheek for either a D ring or egbutt snaffle.
This is me on my coloured:

Thank you